Rizzo was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma at age 18, and endured six months of chemotherapy. On Sept. 2, 2008, he was told he was in remission.

"Fighting cancer is a battle for the entire family," Rizzo said. "The child endures the cancer treatments, but it's his or her family struggling to pay all the bills, shuttling back and forth to appointments, and hurting for their child."

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